Is this the best MK1 Cortina on the market? 16,000 miles from new!

[@robertp.wainman4094]

Do you remember the version with the 'woodwork' on the side? Reminiscent of American shooting brakes of the time.

[@richardhaywoodh]

1500 Super could have the 'Woody' stick on trim unfortunately not real wood

[@richardhayward2899]

Absolutely stunning condition! That must of had a "really proper" inside out respray when it was done, the finish on the boot floor and engine bay etc would never have been to that standard even when it was brand new! Fantastic, I love it. Good luck with the sale.

[@michaelreilly1310esq]

Huh?

[@richardhayward2899]

@@michaelreilly1310esq It says at around 2:02 that it was repainted in the early 2000's?

[@dungbetel]

My first car in 1975 (although a saloon and a 63). 257 GXH, same colour Goodwood green. Recon engine & gearbox. Took me all around Europe, Scotland, to work every day, plenty of space, huge boot. Put a twin-choke Weber on it and 5 1/2Js. Great car, maybe better even than the Mark 2...? It died of rust unfortunately. I had to renew the old-style log book and I sent it in for renewal rather than say I'd lost it (mistake). But I remember the first owner was Lilian Dorothy Hughes of Cliveden Court, London Road Brighton. It then went to a Timothy James Pantin in Haywards Heath I think. Wish I'd kept that old log book...

[@moriver3857]

My dad bought me one of these but '66, or '67 back in '74 as my first car in high school. Great times. Wish I still had it.

[@martinburke362]

Can remember when my dad came home in his blue 1965 1500 deluxe estate, we where the poshest people on our street

[@capn_chris]

My father had one, incredibly underpowered even then!

[@GreenmanXIV]

The 1200cc worked quite well in the Anglia 123E, but a 1200cc in as Cortina estate wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding.

[@richardhaywoodh]

Not a lot of power but my Dad had one from 1964 for 11 years went everywhere in it including a boot full of slates up a 1 in 10 hill, just

[@allantelford4988]

My father had an 1963 Cortina sedan AGM 6 A plate number. I learned to drive in that car. Loved it.

[@squareeyz]

Amazing, someone has really cared for this, I doubt it has ever spent the night out in the rain. My first car was a 65 Cortina Saloon, which was a column shift with a long bench seat. Mine was the more powerful 1500. Not nearly as good condition as this. The fuel cap didn't have a key lock on it, so I replaced that to stop gas getting siphoned, rust got to the doors and sills it was becoming a losing battle keeping it road worthy on a student income, sadly forced to sell it in the early 80's.

[@peterperigoe9231]

My late farther had a 1965 estate from brand new JTW256C same colour, but a 1500 with a column change and a bench front seat but otherwise almost identical.

[@tonyberry850]

Had one towed a caravan it soon knocked out the 3 bearing crankshaft a terrkblefaultvon thec1200 thiscwould be about. 1965 when i had it 2nd hand 20. 000 miles!

[@johnsweeney1712]

Great video… fantastic walk around and description.

[@johndavey72]

Absolutely incredible ! If this was a 2 door 1500 GT it could command £40k + . I've restored the most important Lotus varients in the world and the paint finish is flawless . It is so rare to have an audio description and forgive me for saying, but you spent too long highlighting the flaws , of which they were very few . I was desperate to know the asking price ....sub' £20k ? This really deserves to be a museum piece at Dagenham or perhaps Haynes ? Thankyou for sharing .

[@robotmad]

I was thinking the same, this is a Dagenham museum piece.

[@margbarmk2293]

This car is as beautiful as a sweet memory.

[@AB-hn2ww]

These were great cars, I had 4 of them, 1 after another between 1972 and 1980, the first one was an estate like this one, 1964, reg. no. 3XDE, light green with cream flash, column gear change and bench front seat, it had drum brakes all round but I changed the front struts for a pair from a Ford Corsair which had discs giving much better brakes. Second was a 1966 super 1500 saloon, GXA225D, with the through-flow ventilation (aeroflow?) and larger front side/indicator lights, car was turquoise colour, I made a panel for 4 extra gauges fitted next to the heater controls, also an 8-track stereo, all the rage in those days, and fitted 5J steel wheels (GTspec). Third was another 1966 super 1500 saloon, DSX20D, dark maroon colour. Fourth was yet another 1966 super 1500 saloon, GYS863D, dark green with a white flash, the rear springs were always poor on the saloons so on this one I fitted coil springs from a vauxhall viva between the rear axle and the "chassis" above the standard leaf springs to assist with carrying camping equipment etc - it gave the car a bit of a firm ride !!! (I plated the "chassis" area for strength). I also fitted a 4-branch manifold and twin choke webber (GT spec) and stainless exhaust on this car. Loved every one of them, unfortunately they all ended up in the scrappy, 2 from rust, 1 from some clown that drove across in front of me at the traffic lights and 1 from someone smashing into the back of me. On this video the car is in remarkable condition, think it must have been kept indoors !!! It's a deluxe but I think the chrome strip trim along the side and around the doors was only standard on a super , the doors on mine all closed with the same ease as the video, I seem to remember Ford spoke about that as a design feature in their sales pitch. The salesman pointed out the wee Ford badge on the nearside front wing but there wasn't one on the offside wing - don't think they would've been standard either. All-in-all, brilliant cars, wish I had one now !!!

[@selssius142]

Many lovely's... 😉Well-preserved Cortina!

[@philipaldrick5363]

I had one, it was a lovely car, I loved driving it. It was very capable because it was light. A very good engine and running gear, but the body couldn't handle the treatment I gave it. I was young and stupid. It was my first car, everything was easy to fix. I threw a clutch plate and replaced it myself. I can't remember why I had to replace the left hand strut but I ordered a left hand strut, but they got a right hand strut and I looked at it and decided it could be fitted so I fitted it OK. All I had to alter was the brake fluid pipe so I gently bent it so it came in from the front instead of the back of the strut. It worked OK. Never had a problem.

[@janfswedane]

I just love how US inspired both UK Fords and Vauxhalls from this period are.. Looks like a 1/2 scale 1964 Mercury Wagon..

[@simeonwootton8708]

My dad had one. We used to tow a caravan over the mountains of Wales. Scary times!

[@lifelong5425]

My first car...Navy blue..It was originally used by Max Factor, the cosmetic company as a sales rep car. It was freedom, and a fun car to own as a first...Got it around 1970...Petrol tank leaked, discovered that after a few months...so, traded it in for a Mini..Age 17 at the time....This one in the video is mint.

[@bumfie]

probably should be in a museum

[@rogersimmons8788]

I once pointed out a Mk1 Cortina (a saloon, not estate), as that was my first ever car, to my daughters. They didn't believe me!

[@Peter-gi3re]

Amazing condition. My dad had the saloon version in the same color 1962 or 1963. When he started the engine I can still remember the sound. Only negative here is ……. You got too cut down on the “nice and clean” and “nice and tidy” 😂

[@peterlloyd6337]

My parents had one - full of rust in no time.

[@robotmad]

I remember pulling a 1200 engine out of a MK1 from the breakers yard and putting it in my 1000cc Anglia 105e, it was very quick off the mark but top end and fuel consumption was rubbish. I didn't think about the difference between the gear and diff ratios back then.

[@lablackzed]

Beautiful she needs to be in a classical car museum not on today's roads which is full of clown's she's a rare car and needs to be safeguarded ex ford engineer.

[@russbrimson]

Lovely car

[@vettivelumahinthan2424]

As of left side driving system of Ceylon I like this of back wheel drive the medium size of certain company car in of the shape even as a station wagon I thank the production of the plan maker.

[@fatbelly27]

Gorgeous car

[@Malachi4DaWin]

My mum had a 1200 cc cortina when we were kids

[@michailokeefeMooMoo]

My grandad had a 2 door cortina great car

[@richardsmith3585]

Beautiful real car like new

[@laurieharper1526]

Takes me back. We had the one as our family car when I was in my teens. Sadly, after we'd had it for a couple of years, some idiot drove out of a side turning in front of us without looking and it was totalled in the crash.

[@davidellis279]

Apart from the 1340cc Classic engine the 1200cc Cortina engine was by far the worst engine Ford ever produced,the later 1500 five bearing engine were miles better,the 1300 and 1600 Crossflow engines were great,a friend of mine bought a new 1200cc two door model and only kept it 4months because of its lack of power,my dad bought a new Corsair 1500cc four door which went like the clappers but was knackered at 45,000 miles,the camshaft and followers failed and on dismantling all the pistons were cracked,the crankshaft was perfect so I rebored the block,fitted a new camshaft and followers and timing chain and tensioner and rebuilt the engine with new crankshaft bearings and thrust washers.

[@quahkeong]

Looks a nice practical car to drive..

[@robbishop7490]

Wow is all you can say

[@stephenharfield781]

Lovely condition, but is that the original dash? I had the airflow MK1 but I seem to remember the early models had a rectangular Speedo. Can anyone else remember?

[@peterstudley1804]

Yes I can very similar to the early ford corsair.

[@who-gives-a-toss_Bear]

My 1st 1962 basic 1200 had the long speedo and drum brakes all round. This estate is the deluxe.

[@who-gives-a-toss_Bear]

I still have some parts for them, can't seem part with them, wonder why? Best thing was when the back seat was down it was over 6 feet long, room to sleep.

[@peternewman3487]

I had a fifteen hundred cc version and I couldn’t stop the very coarse thread starter motor bolts coming loose which wrecked the ring gear.

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

They changed the bell housing on the MK2 to 3 bolt starter mounting. The issue was caused by lack of support at the starter flange mounting.

[@simonworman7898]

I think I might have slipped a 1500 into it ,just to make it drive a bit better at some stage. For sure it never carried more than the driver and one passenger and certainly only one empty suitcase. My experience of the Ford1200 ohv engine was that it was a great bonus in a 105e but in a 2door Cortina it was painfully underpowered so goodness knows the rate of progress in this extra weight bus?

[@who-gives-a-toss_Bear]

Slipped a 1500 GT engine and gearbox with the remote gear stick into mine.

[@mervinmcforbes]

My gosh,I had one my first one paid £50. JWC 994.

[@TonyBanks21]

What a stunning car-I note no seatbelts-otherwise I’d have thought that it was 1964,with it in a Ford Showroom !!

[@TonyBanks21]

Must also ask,how much was that car to buy new-back in the day ??

[@michaelstaley2241]

Mint condition top quality 😊

[@mick0846]

It's amazing how it's survived so long without being restored. Thease old ford's rusted on the forecourt. Shame it got painted.

[@paulcarter2907]

Booootiful

[@Steven_Rowe]

The rego has got me, it should be a B reg for 64

[@jerrywatts2602]

I agree...Its a Consul Cortina which was the first build in 1962. Difference noticeable are bonnet badge and light and indicator combined on RH side of column

[@Hey.Joe_Ridley]

Really nice car, REALLY. I suspect that there may be a historical angle behind the registration number. If you don’t like geeky stuff, look away now! This car must be very early 1964, maybe even a New Year’s Day purchase (wasn’t a bank holiday back then). It’s just a bit strange that I used to pass a light grey (maybe two tone light grey and white) two door Cortina, reg number ABU4B on my way home from school. It was 1964, back then, the year letter ran for the calendar year, Oldham CB had not adopted the year letter ‘A’ so the car must have been the fourth car registered in Oldham under the year letter scheme. It could be worth talking to DVLA to find out if this car is the last pre year letter reg in its own area.

[@bobscush]

It looks like it was sold by the Oldham motor company who are still going strong

[@garypeatling7927]

Would be in desperate need of 1500 engine, these just so slow goes straight in be hard to see difference

[@bertiewooster3326]

But not really slow in the day !

[@marthagomez7335]

Too bad they didn’t make many millions more. Cute cars

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

No simulated wood panels, though...

[@rafthejaf8789]

Actually you never needed to slam Cortina doors , it was one of the first cars to have easy closing doors.

[@lushhclub819]

I think it would have had wood panels down the outside

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

Most 1200 had a very short life the 3 main bearing 1200 engine has a notoriously short life expectancy made worse by the mineral motor oils of the the early 1960s

[@CarlosAlberto-ii1li]

I really dont know, you are asking the wrong Geezer because l work in Macs cutting chips.

[@milehighclassics]

I don’t believe this has the miles said unless in fords museum , lovely condition but, the thing is underivable, water pumps, dies, shocks all the rubbers on the heater area, total lack of use will kill the car and have a heart attack

[@rampakeshbharat1938]

Should this be a B reg plate?...

[@patrickconnaughton3791]

Old style plates were being used up 1st by the dealerships I think

[@rampakeshbharat1938]

@@patrickconnaughton3791 Not correct, from 1st January 1963 newly registered cars had an A prefix, 1st January 1964 had a B prefix etc...that change in the late 60s to the 1st August to increase car sales...

[@interestingXmonster]

balloons for tyres, eh

[@smudgersmith1786]

That would make a lovely basis for a Lotus estate...

[@who-gives-a-toss_Bear]

I made a GT estate it was brilliant, untill some women smashed it.

[@robertgibson7716]

1200 ford cortina MK1 with a stupid 3 Bearing crank shaft in it my dad had a 64 B reg b4 door saloon he was a steady driver Ford had to put a new short motor in it. as for your carpets they were not standard it was rubber carpets lol

[@bertiewooster3326]

Er what's stupid about a 3 bearing crankshaft?

[@stephenevans9621]

A pound and sixpence.

[@gregjarvis3288]

Nice estate but in today's traffic no hope. The 1200 motor won't last five minutes so it's got to be a trailer queen of a collection. I had the GT 2 Door 1963 GWR 473 my dad had the 1200 saloon.

[@robertjoy4846]

So clean. I think you should have been wearing gloves, rather than putting finger makes all over the paintwork.

[@michaelreilly1310esq]

C’mon this thing is an old kitchen cabinet on wheels devoid of any style. What am I missing?

[@rogersimmons8788]

Heathen!

[@michaelreilly1310esq]

Under-powered scrap

[@chrisdolman744]

Hi, Richard.

[@roblilly6302]

Memories for those of us of a certain age.

[@garypeatling7927]

When you look at other cars being produced in this year , this is like a space ship

[@conanhayle]

I had one of these . cost me £80 in 1970 when I bought it ,,, it was a 1500cc ..nice car ..much better than the MK 2, that was shit .. tin box on wheels ..

[@russcooke5671]

About 2 grand. Pity it’s not a lotus with that mileage and condition it would be ten times that. Maybe more to the right person

[@simonworman7898]

There were no Lotus Estates or did I miss them?